A randomized, monocentric, double-blind, intra-individual excipient-controlled comparative study was performed to evaluate the efficacy and tolerance of an active peptide (laminin 5 fragment [LN-5]) formulated in cosm...A randomized, monocentric, double-blind, intra-individual excipient-controlled comparative study was performed to evaluate the efficacy and tolerance of an active peptide (laminin 5 fragment [LN-5]) formulated in cosmetic balm, versus excipient in inter-toe cracks. Two products were tested on 10 healthy volunteers. Each of them suffered from this particular superficial wound characterized by a peeling off a skin tab between at least two inter-toe spaces. The duration of this study belonged of 28 days with an intermediate visit to D14. Initial and outcome evaluation was performed using a 4-grade-scale depending on the severity of the inter-toe cracks. Tolerance and healing were assessed using macrophotographs. At D14 and D 28, the difference of cure between the 2 treatments was in favor of the peptide active product. The clinical score showed a best efficiency of the active compared with the excipient;indeed a significant difference between D28 and D0 was observed for the active ingredient. Active product repairs more quickly inter-toes cracks than the excipient and we noted the complete disappearance of the “severe” and “moderate” stages from the 14th day. This study showed clearly a fast (in 14 days) and beneficial effect of the application of LN-5 compared with the excipient, on the cutaneous repair of inter-toes cracks. Since LN-5 fragment is capable of producing immediate biological activity and reinforcing the dermal-epidermal junction, it can accelerate tissue repair.展开更多
Large solidification ranges and coarse columnar grains in the additively manufacturing of Al-Mg-Si alloys are normally involved in hot cracks during solidification.In this work,we develop novel crack-free Al-Mg_(2) Si...Large solidification ranges and coarse columnar grains in the additively manufacturing of Al-Mg-Si alloys are normally involved in hot cracks during solidification.In this work,we develop novel crack-free Al-Mg_(2) Si alloys fabricated by laser powder-bed fusion(L-PBF).The results indicate that the eutectic Mg_(2) Si phase possesses a strong ability to reduce crack susceptibility.It can enhance the grain growth restriction factor in the initial stage of solidification and promote eutectic filling in the terminal stage of solidifica-tion.The crack-free L-PBFed Al-x Mg_(2) Si alloys(x=6 wt.%,9 wt.%,and 12 wt.%)exhibit the combination of low crack susceptibility index(CSI),superior ability for liquid filling,and grain refinement.Particularly,the L-PBFed Al-9Mg_(2) Si alloy shows improved mechanical properties(e.g.yield strength of 397 MPa and elongation of 7.3%).However,the cracks are more likely to occur in the region near the columnar grain boundaries of the L-PBFed Al-3Mg_(2) Si alloy with a large solidification range and low eutectic content for liquid filling.Correspondingly,the L-PBFed Al-3Mg_(2) Si alloy shows poor bearing capacity of mechanical properties.The precise tuning of Mg_(2) Si eutectic content can offer an innovative strategy for eliminating cracks in additively manufactured Al-Mg-Si alloy.展开更多
In this work,the influences of surface layer slurry at different temperatures(10℃,14℃,18℃,22℃)on wax patterns deformation,shrinkage,slurry coating characteristics,and the surface quality of the casting were invest...In this work,the influences of surface layer slurry at different temperatures(10℃,14℃,18℃,22℃)on wax patterns deformation,shrinkage,slurry coating characteristics,and the surface quality of the casting were investigated by using a single factor variable method.The surface morphologies of the shell molds produced by different temperatures of the surface(first)layer slurries were observed via electron microscopy.Furthermore,the microscopic composition of these shell molds was obtained by EDS,and the osmotic effect of the slurry on the wax patterns at different temperatures was also assessed by the PZ-200 Contact Angle detector.The forming reasons for the surface cracks and holes of thick and large ZTC4 titanium alloy by investment casting were analyzed.The experimental results show that the surface of the shell molds prepared by the surface layer slurry with a low temperature exhibits noticeable damage,which is mainly due to the poor coating performance and the serious expansion and contraction of wax pattern at low temperatures.The second layer shell material(SiO_(2),Al_(2)O_(3))immerses into the crack area of the surface layer,contacts and reacts with the molten titanium to form surface cracks and holes in the castings.With the increase of the temperature of surface layer slurry,the damage to the shell surface tends to weaken,and the composition of the shell molds'surface becomes more uniform with less impurities.The results show that the surface layer slurry at 22℃is evenly coated on the surface of the wax patterns with appropriate thickness,and there is no surface shell mold rupture caused by sliding slurry after sand leaching.The surface layer slurry temperature is consistent with the wax pattern temperature and the workshop temperature,so there is no damage of the surface layer shell caused by expansion and contraction.Therefore,the shell mold prepared by the surface layer slurry at this temperature has good integrity,isolating the contact between the low inert shell material and the titanium liquid effectively,and the ZTC4 titanium alloy cylinder casting prepared by this shell mold is smooth,without cracks and holes.展开更多
In order to realize the automatic recognition and classification of cracks with different depths,in this study,several deep convolutional neural networks including AlexNet,ResNet,and DenseNet were employed to identify...In order to realize the automatic recognition and classification of cracks with different depths,in this study,several deep convolutional neural networks including AlexNet,ResNet,and DenseNet were employed to identify and classify cracks at different depths and in various materials.An analysis process for the automatic classification of crack damage was presented.The image dataset used for model training was obtained from scanning experiments on aluminum and titanium alloy plates using an ultrasonic phased-array flaw detector.All models were trained and validated with the dataset;the proposed models were compared using classification precision and loss values.The results show that the automatic recognition and classification of crack depth can be realized by using the deep learning algorithm to analyze the ultrasonic phased array images,and the classification precision of DenseNet is the highest.The problem that ultrasonic damage identification relies on manual experience is solved.展开更多
This article focuses on the control of cracks in prestressed concrete structures.It explains the stress characteristics,influencing factors,and causes of crack formation during construction.The article introduces adva...This article focuses on the control of cracks in prestressed concrete structures.It explains the stress characteristics,influencing factors,and causes of crack formation during construction.The article introduces advanced technologies such as intelligent prestressed tensioning,highlights key aspects like high-performance concrete mix design,and discusses various monitoring and control methods.It also covers their practical applications and achievements in real-world projects,and looks ahead to future development directions.展开更多
Repeated wet swelling and dry shrinkage of soil leads to the gradual occurrence of cracks and the formation of a complex fracture network.In order to study the development characteristics and quantitative analysis of ...Repeated wet swelling and dry shrinkage of soil leads to the gradual occurrence of cracks and the formation of a complex fracture network.In order to study the development characteristics and quantitative analysis of cracks in root-soil complex in different growth periods under dry-wet cycles,the alfalfa root-loess complex was in-vestigated during different growth periods under different dry-wet cycles,and a dry-wet cycle experiment was conducted.The crack rate,relative area,average width,total length,and the cracks fractal dimension in the root-soil complex were extracted;the crack development characteristics of plain soil were analyzed under the PG-DwC(dry-wet cycle caused by plant water management during plant growth period),as well as the crack development characteristics of root-soil complex under PG-DWC and EC-DWC(the dry-wet cycles caused by extreme natural conditions such as continuous rain);the effects of plant roots and dry-wet cycles on soil cracks were discussed.The results showed that the average crack width,crack rate,relative crack area,and total crack length of the alfalfa root-loess complex were higher than those of the plain soil during PG-DWC.The result indicated that compared with plain soil during PG-DWC,the presence of plant roots in alfalfa root-soil complex in the same growth period promoted the cracks development to some extent.The alfalfa root-soil complex crack parameters during different growth periods were relatively stable during PG-DWC(O dry-wet cycle).During EC-DWC(1,3,and 5 dry-wet cycles),the alfalfa root-loess complex crack parameters increased with the number of dry-wet cycles during different growth periods.Unlike PG-DWC,the EC-DWC accelerated crack development,and the degree of crack development increased with the number of dry-wet cycles.The existence of plant roots promoted crack development and expansion in the root-soil complex to a certain extent,and the dry-wet cycle certainly promoted crack development and expansion in the root-soil complex.This result contradicts the im-provement in the root-soil complex's macro-mechanical properties during plant growth,due to differences in the mechanical properties of roots and soil.The research results will provide reference for the root soil complex crack development law and the design of slope protection by vegetation.展开更多
Precipitation of carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides is an important factor influencing the formation of surface transverse cracks in the continuous casting of microalloyed steel, affecting the quality and yield of ...Precipitation of carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides is an important factor influencing the formation of surface transverse cracks in the continuous casting of microalloyed steel, affecting the quality and yield of the final product. Based on previous investigation, the precipitation sequence and temperature, position and mode, as well as the size, morphology, and number of different types of precipitates were reviewed. The effects of C, N, Nb, Ti, and V on the precipitation behavior and surface transverse cracks in continuous casting slabs were summarized, with a particular emphasis on the new achievements concerning Ti addition. The critical amounts of different elements to avoid serious surface cracks during continuous casting were proposed. The control mechanisms and industrial effects of composition optimization, cooling design, and chamfered mold configuration to improve surface transverse cracks in continuous casting slabs were also illustrated, and the recent application of surface microstructure control technology was emphasized. The characteristics, advantages, and shortcomings of existing theoretical and experimental methods in investigating continuous casting surface cracks regarding precipitation are finally discussed, and a new setup with advanced functions is introduced.展开更多
The longitudinal cracks distributed along the dam axis in the corridor of a dam may have potential safety hazards.According to the detection results of crack depth and width and the analysis of monitoring data,a three...The longitudinal cracks distributed along the dam axis in the corridor of a dam may have potential safety hazards.According to the detection results of crack depth and width and the analysis of monitoring data,a three-dimensional finite element model is established for numerical simulation calculation and the influence of cracks on the safety of dam structure is analyzed from different aspects such as deformation,stress value,and distribution range.The calculation results show that the maximum principal tensile stress value and the location of the dam body are basically independent of the change of crack depth(within 1.0 m).Regarding local stress around the corridor,the high upstream water level causes cracks to deepen,resulting in an increase in the maximum tensile stress near the crack tip and an expansion of the tensile stress region.展开更多
The traditional You Only Look Once(YOLO)series network models often fail to extract satisfactory features for road detection,due to the limited number of defect images in the dataset.Additionally,most open-source road...The traditional You Only Look Once(YOLO)series network models often fail to extract satisfactory features for road detection,due to the limited number of defect images in the dataset.Additionally,most open-source road crack datasets contain idealized cracks that are not suitable for detecting early-stage pavement cracks with fine widths and subtle features.To address these issues,this study collected a large number of original road surface images using road detection vehicles.A large-capacity crack dataset was then constructed,with various shapes of cracks categorized as either cracks or fractures.To improve the training performance of the YOLOv5 algorithm,which showed unsatisfactory results on the original dataset,this study used median filtering to preprocess the crack images.The preprocessed images were combined to form the training set.Moreover,the Coordinate Attention(CA)attention module was integrated to further enhance the model’s training performance.The final detection model achieved a recognition accuracy of 88.9%and a recall rate of 86.1%for detecting cracks.These findings demonstrate that the use of image preprocessing technology and the introduction of the CA attention mechanism can effectively detect early-stage pavement cracks that have low contrast with the background.展开更多
With the assistance of Stroh formalism,the general solutions satisfying the basic laws of linear elastic theory are written in complex variable forms.To analyze the fracture behavior of two-dimensional decagonal piezo...With the assistance of Stroh formalism,the general solutions satisfying the basic laws of linear elastic theory are written in complex variable forms.To analyze the fracture behavior of two-dimensional decagonal piezoelectric quasicrystals,an elliptical hole model under different boundary conditions is established.The analytical expressions of generalized stress intensity factors(GSIFs)are obtained,respectively,for four general cases:a Griffith crack with generalized remote uniform loading,arbitrary loading on the crack surface,concentrated loading at any position of the crack surface,and multiple collinear periodic cracks under uniform loading at infinity.Numerical examples are given,and the effects of crack length,loading position,loading condition,and crack period on GSIFs are discussed.The derived analytical solutions of cracks play a significant role in understanding the phonon-phason and electromechanical coupled behavior in quasicrystals,and they also serve as criteria for fracture analysis.展开更多
Large-grain REBa_(2)Cu_(3)O_(7-δ)(REBCO,RE=rare earth)bulk superconductors offer promising magnetic field trapping capabilities due to their high critical current density,making them ideal for many important applicat...Large-grain REBa_(2)Cu_(3)O_(7-δ)(REBCO,RE=rare earth)bulk superconductors offer promising magnetic field trapping capabilities due to their high critical current density,making them ideal for many important applications such as trapped field magnets.However,for such large-grain superconductor bulks,there are lots of voids and cracks forming during the process of melting preparation,and some of them can be up to hundreds of microns or even millimeters in size.Consequently,these larger size voids/cracks pose a great threat to the strength of the bulks due to the inherent brittleness of superconductor REBCO materials.In order to ensure the operational safety of related superconducting devices with bulk superconductors,it is firstly important to accurately detect these voids/cracks in them.In this paper,we proposed a method for quantitatively evaluating multiple voids/cracks in bulk superconductors through the magnetic field and displacement response signals at superconductor bulk surface.The proposed method utilizes a damage index constructed from the magnetic field signals and displacement responses to identify the number and preliminary location of multiple defects.By dividing the detection area into subdomains and combining the magnetic field signals with displacement responses within each subdomain,a particle swarm algorithm was employed to evaluate the location and size parameters of the defects.In contrast to other evaluation methods using only magnetic field or displacement response signals,the combined evaluation method using both signals can identify the number of cracks effectively.Numerical studies demonstrate that the morphology of voids and cracks reconstructed using the proposed algorithm ideally matches real defects and is applicable to cases where voids and cracks coexist.This study provides a theoretical basis for the quantitative detection of voids/cracks in bulk superconductors.展开更多
The three-phase-lag(TPL)heat conduction model is an accurate representation of the actual heat transfer process.It would be interesting to investigate how the TPL model affects the thermal fracture behavior when there...The three-phase-lag(TPL)heat conduction model is an accurate representation of the actual heat transfer process.It would be interesting to investigate how the TPL model affects the thermal fracture behavior when there are defects existing in the medium.This paper aims to analyze the thermoelastic responses of two collinear cracks within a functionally graded half-space under thermal loadings by means of the TPL model.The thermoelastic problem is transformed into a series of singular integral equations using the integral transformation methods.The transient temperature and stress intensity factors(SIFs)are obtained through the application of Chebyshev polynomials.The effects of crack spacing and non-homogeneous parameters on the transient thermoelastic responses are presented,and the results of the TPL model are compared with those of the Fourier model,Cattaneo and Vernotte(CV)model,and dual-phase-lag(DPL)model.It is shown that crack spacing and non-homogeneous parameters have important effects on the thermoelastic responses,and the fluctuation phenomenon under the TPL model is the most pronounced due to the existence of the thermal displacement lag term.展开更多
The fracture behavior of superconducting tapes with central and edge oblique cracks subject to electromagnetic forces is investigated. Maxwell's equations and the critical state-Bean model are used to analytically...The fracture behavior of superconducting tapes with central and edge oblique cracks subject to electromagnetic forces is investigated. Maxwell's equations and the critical state-Bean model are used to analytically determine the magnetic flux density and electromagnetic force distributions in superconducting tapes containing central and edge oblique cracks. The distributed dislocation technique(DDT) transforms the mixed boundary value problem into a Cauchy singular integral equation, which is then solved by the Gauss-Chebyshev quadrature method to determine the stress intensity factors(SIFs).The model's accuracy is validated by comparing the calculated electromagnetic force distribution for the edge oblique crack and the SIFs for both crack types with the existing results. The findings indicate that the current and electromagnetic forces are significantly affected by the crack length and oblique angle. Specifically, for central oblique cracks, a smaller oblique angle enhances the risk of crack propagation, and a higher initial magnetization intensity poses greater danger under field cooling(FC) excitation. In contrast, for edge oblique cracks, a larger angle increases the likelihood of tape fractures. This study provides important insights into the fracture behavior and mechanical failure mechanisms of superconducting tapes with oblique cracks.展开更多
The damage evolution process of non-penetrating cracks often causes some unexpected engineering disasters.Gypsum specimens containing non-penetrating crack(s)are used to study the damage evolution and characteristics ...The damage evolution process of non-penetrating cracks often causes some unexpected engineering disasters.Gypsum specimens containing non-penetrating crack(s)are used to study the damage evolution and characteristics under cyclic loading.The results show that under cyclic loading,the relationship between the number of non-penetrating crack(s)and the characteristic parameters(cyclic number,peak stress,peak strain,failure stress,and failure strain)of the pre-cracked specimens can be represented by a decreasing linear function.The damage evolution equation is fitted by calibrating the accumulative plastic strain for each cycle,and the damage constitutive equation is proposed by the concept of effective stress.Additionally,non-penetrating cracks are more likely to cause uneven stress distribution,damage accumulation,and local failure of specimen.The local failure can change the stress distribution and relieve the inhibition of non-penetrating crack extension and eventually cause a dramatic destruction of the specimen.Therefore,the evolution process caused by non-penetrating cracks can be regarded as one of the important reasons for inducing rockburst.These results are expected to improve the understanding of the process of spalling formation and rockburst and can be used to analyze the stability of rocks or rock structures.展开更多
Sustained casing pressure(SCP)is a crucial issue in the oil and gas production lifecycle.Epoxy resins,exhibiting exceptional compressive strength,ductility,and shear bonding strength,have the potential to form reliabl...Sustained casing pressure(SCP)is a crucial issue in the oil and gas production lifecycle.Epoxy resins,exhibiting exceptional compressive strength,ductility,and shear bonding strength,have the potential to form reliable barriers.The injectivity and sealing capacity of the epoxy resin is crucial parameters for the success of shallow remediation operations.This study aimed to develop and assess a novel solid-free resin sealant as an alternative to Portland cement for mitigating fluid leakage.The investigation evaluated the viscosity,compressive strength,and brittleness index of the epoxy resin sealant,as well as its tangential and normal shear strengths in conjunction with casing steel.The flow characteristics and sealing abilities of conventional cement and epoxy resin were comparatively analyzed in cracks.The results showed that the application of a viscosity reducer facilitated control over the curing time of the epoxy resin,ranging from 1.5 to 6 h,and reduced the initial viscosity from 865.53 to 118.71 m Pa,s.The mechanical properties of the epoxy resin initially increased with a rise in curing agent content before experiencing a minor decrease.The epoxy resin containing 30%curing agent exhibited optimal mechanical properties.After a 14-day curing period,the epoxy resin's compressive strength reached81.37 MPa,2.12 times higher than that of cement,whereas the elastic modulus of cement was 2.99 times greater than that of the epoxy resin.The brittleness index of epoxy resin is only 3.42,demonstrating high flexibility and toughness.The tangential and normal shear strengths of the epoxy resin exceeded those of cement by 3.17 and 2.82 times,respectively.In a 0.5 mm-wide crack,the injection pressure of the epoxy resin remained below 0.075 MPa,indicating superior injection and flow capabilities.Conversely,the injection pressure of cement surged dramatically to 2.61 MPa within 5 min.The breakthrough pressure of0.5 PV epoxy resin reached 7.53 MPa,decreasing the crack's permeability to 0.02 D,a mere 9.49%of the permeability observed following cement plugging.Upon sealing a 2 mm-wide crack using epoxy resin,the maximum breakthrough pressure attained 5.47 MPa,3.48 times of cement.These results suggest that epoxy resin sealant can be employed safely and effectively to seal cracks in the cement.展开更多
The propagation form of internal cracks induced by continuous casting soft reduction and the control strategy for enhancing the internal quality of 45 steel through industrial trials and a three-dimensional flow-heat ...The propagation form of internal cracks induced by continuous casting soft reduction and the control strategy for enhancing the internal quality of 45 steel through industrial trials and a three-dimensional flow-heat transfer-solidification coupling model were investigated.The results showed that the internal cracks induced by soft reduction exhibited a characteristic of being"coarse in the middle and fine at both ends",and displayed an elliptical arc distribution on the loose side of the strand cross section.The cracks originated within the brittle temperature range and propagated inward to the liquid impenetrable temperature and outward to the zero ductility temperature or below.The control strategy for enhancing the internal quality of the 45 steel strand through soft reduction is to adjust the casting speed or the reduction zone appropriately,ensuring that the central solid fraction of the reduction zone falls within the range of 0.33-0.99.At this point,a reasonable reduction amount is allocated to eliminate the center shrinkage cavities and center segregation,even if it results in minor reduction-induced cracks.展开更多
Solidification cracking issues during additive manufacturing(AM)severely prevent the rapid development and broad application of this method.In this work,a representative Co_(34)Cr_(32)Ni_(27)Al_(4)Ti_(3) high-entropy ...Solidification cracking issues during additive manufacturing(AM)severely prevent the rapid development and broad application of this method.In this work,a representative Co_(34)Cr_(32)Ni_(27)Al_(4)Ti_(3) high-entropy al-loy(HEA)susceptible to crack formation was fabricated by selective laser melting(SLM).As expected,many macroscopic cracks appeared.The crack issues were successfully solved after introducing a certain amount of Fe-based metallic glass(MG)powder as a glue during SLM.The effect of MG addition on the formation and distribution of defects in the SLM-processed HEA was quantitatively investigated.With an increasing mass fraction of the MG,the dominant defects transformed from cracks to lack of fusion(LOF)defects and finally disappeared.Intriguingly,the MG preferred to be segregated to the boundaries of the molten pool.Moreover,the coarse columnar crystals gradually transformed into equiaxed crystals in the molten pool and fine-equiaxed crystals at the edge of the molten pool,inhibiting the initiation of cracks and providing extra grain boundary strengthening.Furthermore,multiple precipitates are formed at the boundaries of cellular structures,which contribute significantly to strengthening.Compared to the brit-tle SLM-processed Co_(34)Cr_(32)Ni_(27)Al_(4)Ti_(3) HEA,the SLM-processed HEA composite exhibited a high ultimate tensile strength greater than 1.4 Ga and enhanced elongation.This work demonstrates that adding Fe-based MG powders as glues into SLM-processed HEAs may be an attractive method to heal cracks and simultaneously enhance the mechanical properties of additively manufactured products.展开更多
Vibration-assisted grinding is one of the most promising technologies for manufacturing optical components due to its efficiency and quality advantages.However,the damage and crack propagation mechanisms of materials ...Vibration-assisted grinding is one of the most promising technologies for manufacturing optical components due to its efficiency and quality advantages.However,the damage and crack propagation mechanisms of materials in vibration-assisted grinding are not well understood.In order to elucidate the mechanism of abrasive scratching during vibration-assisted grinding,a kinematic model of vibration scratching was developed.The influence of process parameters on the evolution of vibration scratches to indentation or straight scratches is revealed by displacement metrics and velocity metrics.Indentation,scratch and vibration scratch experiments were performed on quartz glass,and the results showed that the vibration scratch cracks are a combination of indentation cracks and scratch cracks.Vibration scratch cracks change from indentation cracks to scratch cracks as the indenter moves from the entrance to the exit of the workpiece or as the vibration frequency changes from high to low.A vertical vibration scratch stress field model is established for the first time,which reveals that the maximum principal stress and tensile stress distribution is the fundamental cause for inducing the transformation of the vibration scratch cracking system.This model provides a theoretical basis for understanding of the mechanism of material damage and crack propagation during vibration-assisted grinding.展开更多
Experiments were conducted to evaluate the healing of drying cracks in air-dried bentonite-sand blocks after hydration and swelling in groundwater,providing justifications to simplify the protection of blocks prior to...Experiments were conducted to evaluate the healing of drying cracks in air-dried bentonite-sand blocks after hydration and swelling in groundwater,providing justifications to simplify the protection of blocks prior to installation in a high-level radioactive waste repository.Synthetic groundwater was prepared to represent the geochemistry of Beishan groundwater,and was used to hydrate the blocks during the swelling pressure and swelling strain measurements,as Beishan is the most promising site for China's repository.Healing of the surface cracks was recorded by photography,and healing of the internal cracks was visualized by CT images and hydraulic conductivity of air-dried blocks.The results indicate that the maximum swelling pressure and swelling strain are primarily affected by the geochemistry of Beishan groundwater,but not affected by the drying cracks.The maximum swelling pressure and swelling strain of air-dried blocks are comparable to or even higher than the pressure and strain of fresh blocks.The maximum swelling pressure measured in strong(i.e.high ion strength)Beishan groundwater was 44%of the pressure measured in deionized(DI)water,and the maximum swelling strain was reduced to 23%of the strain measured in DI water.Nevertheless,the remained swelling of the blocks hydrated in strong Beishan groundwater was sufficient to heal the surface and internal drying cracks,as demonstrated by the pictures of surface cracks and CT images.The hydraulic conductivity of the air-dried block permeated with strong groundwater was comparable(3.7×higher)to the hydraulic conductivity of the fresh block,indicating the self-healing of drying cracks after hydration and swelling in groundwater.A simplified method of protecting the block with plastic wraps before installation is recommended,since the remained swelling of the block hydrated in Beishan groundwater is sufficient to heal the drying cracks.展开更多
In light of the limited efficacy of conventional methods for identifying pavement cracks and the absence of comprehensive depth and location data in two-dimensional photographs,this study presents an intelligent strat...In light of the limited efficacy of conventional methods for identifying pavement cracks and the absence of comprehensive depth and location data in two-dimensional photographs,this study presents an intelligent strategy for extracting road cracks.This methodology involves the integration of laser point cloud data obtained from a vehicle-mounted system and a panoramic sequence of images.The study employs a vehicle-mounted LiDAR measurement system to acquire laser point cloud and panoramic sequence image data simultaneously.A convolutional neural network is utilized to extract cracks from the panoramic sequence image.The extracted sequence image is then aligned with the laser point cloud,enabling the assignment of RGB information to the vehicle-mounted three dimensional(3D)point cloud and location information to the two dimensional(2D)panoramic image.Additionally,a threshold value is set based on the crack elevation change to extract the aligned roadway point cloud.The three-dimensional data pertaining to the cracks can be acquired.The experimental findings demonstrate that the use of convolutional neural networks has yielded noteworthy outcomes in the extraction of road cracks.The utilization of point cloud and image alignment techniques enables the extraction of precise location data pertaining to road cracks.This approach exhibits superior accuracy when compared to conventional methods.Moreover,it facilitates rapid and accurate identification and localization of road cracks,thereby playing a crucial role in ensuring road maintenance and traffic safety.Consequently,this technique finds extensive application in the domains of intelligent transportation and urbanization development.The technology exhibits significant promise for use in the domains of intelligent transportation and city development.展开更多
文摘A randomized, monocentric, double-blind, intra-individual excipient-controlled comparative study was performed to evaluate the efficacy and tolerance of an active peptide (laminin 5 fragment [LN-5]) formulated in cosmetic balm, versus excipient in inter-toe cracks. Two products were tested on 10 healthy volunteers. Each of them suffered from this particular superficial wound characterized by a peeling off a skin tab between at least two inter-toe spaces. The duration of this study belonged of 28 days with an intermediate visit to D14. Initial and outcome evaluation was performed using a 4-grade-scale depending on the severity of the inter-toe cracks. Tolerance and healing were assessed using macrophotographs. At D14 and D 28, the difference of cure between the 2 treatments was in favor of the peptide active product. The clinical score showed a best efficiency of the active compared with the excipient;indeed a significant difference between D28 and D0 was observed for the active ingredient. Active product repairs more quickly inter-toes cracks than the excipient and we noted the complete disappearance of the “severe” and “moderate” stages from the 14th day. This study showed clearly a fast (in 14 days) and beneficial effect of the application of LN-5 compared with the excipient, on the cutaneous repair of inter-toes cracks. Since LN-5 fragment is capable of producing immediate biological activity and reinforcing the dermal-epidermal junction, it can accelerate tissue repair.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52071343)the Leading Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team of Zhejiang Province-Automotive Light Alloy Innovation Team(No.2022R01018).
文摘Large solidification ranges and coarse columnar grains in the additively manufacturing of Al-Mg-Si alloys are normally involved in hot cracks during solidification.In this work,we develop novel crack-free Al-Mg_(2) Si alloys fabricated by laser powder-bed fusion(L-PBF).The results indicate that the eutectic Mg_(2) Si phase possesses a strong ability to reduce crack susceptibility.It can enhance the grain growth restriction factor in the initial stage of solidification and promote eutectic filling in the terminal stage of solidifica-tion.The crack-free L-PBFed Al-x Mg_(2) Si alloys(x=6 wt.%,9 wt.%,and 12 wt.%)exhibit the combination of low crack susceptibility index(CSI),superior ability for liquid filling,and grain refinement.Particularly,the L-PBFed Al-9Mg_(2) Si alloy shows improved mechanical properties(e.g.yield strength of 397 MPa and elongation of 7.3%).However,the cracks are more likely to occur in the region near the columnar grain boundaries of the L-PBFed Al-3Mg_(2) Si alloy with a large solidification range and low eutectic content for liquid filling.Correspondingly,the L-PBFed Al-3Mg_(2) Si alloy shows poor bearing capacity of mechanical properties.The precise tuning of Mg_(2) Si eutectic content can offer an innovative strategy for eliminating cracks in additively manufactured Al-Mg-Si alloy.
文摘In this work,the influences of surface layer slurry at different temperatures(10℃,14℃,18℃,22℃)on wax patterns deformation,shrinkage,slurry coating characteristics,and the surface quality of the casting were investigated by using a single factor variable method.The surface morphologies of the shell molds produced by different temperatures of the surface(first)layer slurries were observed via electron microscopy.Furthermore,the microscopic composition of these shell molds was obtained by EDS,and the osmotic effect of the slurry on the wax patterns at different temperatures was also assessed by the PZ-200 Contact Angle detector.The forming reasons for the surface cracks and holes of thick and large ZTC4 titanium alloy by investment casting were analyzed.The experimental results show that the surface of the shell molds prepared by the surface layer slurry with a low temperature exhibits noticeable damage,which is mainly due to the poor coating performance and the serious expansion and contraction of wax pattern at low temperatures.The second layer shell material(SiO_(2),Al_(2)O_(3))immerses into the crack area of the surface layer,contacts and reacts with the molten titanium to form surface cracks and holes in the castings.With the increase of the temperature of surface layer slurry,the damage to the shell surface tends to weaken,and the composition of the shell molds'surface becomes more uniform with less impurities.The results show that the surface layer slurry at 22℃is evenly coated on the surface of the wax patterns with appropriate thickness,and there is no surface shell mold rupture caused by sliding slurry after sand leaching.The surface layer slurry temperature is consistent with the wax pattern temperature and the workshop temperature,so there is no damage of the surface layer shell caused by expansion and contraction.Therefore,the shell mold prepared by the surface layer slurry at this temperature has good integrity,isolating the contact between the low inert shell material and the titanium liquid effectively,and the ZTC4 titanium alloy cylinder casting prepared by this shell mold is smooth,without cracks and holes.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52222504 and 52241502)the Natural Science Talents Foundation of Shaanxi Province(No.2021JC-04).
文摘In order to realize the automatic recognition and classification of cracks with different depths,in this study,several deep convolutional neural networks including AlexNet,ResNet,and DenseNet were employed to identify and classify cracks at different depths and in various materials.An analysis process for the automatic classification of crack damage was presented.The image dataset used for model training was obtained from scanning experiments on aluminum and titanium alloy plates using an ultrasonic phased-array flaw detector.All models were trained and validated with the dataset;the proposed models were compared using classification precision and loss values.The results show that the automatic recognition and classification of crack depth can be realized by using the deep learning algorithm to analyze the ultrasonic phased array images,and the classification precision of DenseNet is the highest.The problem that ultrasonic damage identification relies on manual experience is solved.
文摘This article focuses on the control of cracks in prestressed concrete structures.It explains the stress characteristics,influencing factors,and causes of crack formation during construction.The article introduces advanced technologies such as intelligent prestressed tensioning,highlights key aspects like high-performance concrete mix design,and discusses various monitoring and control methods.It also covers their practical applications and achievements in real-world projects,and looks ahead to future development directions.
基金the Key Research and Development Project of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region(No.2023BEG02072)for their financial support.
文摘Repeated wet swelling and dry shrinkage of soil leads to the gradual occurrence of cracks and the formation of a complex fracture network.In order to study the development characteristics and quantitative analysis of cracks in root-soil complex in different growth periods under dry-wet cycles,the alfalfa root-loess complex was in-vestigated during different growth periods under different dry-wet cycles,and a dry-wet cycle experiment was conducted.The crack rate,relative area,average width,total length,and the cracks fractal dimension in the root-soil complex were extracted;the crack development characteristics of plain soil were analyzed under the PG-DwC(dry-wet cycle caused by plant water management during plant growth period),as well as the crack development characteristics of root-soil complex under PG-DWC and EC-DWC(the dry-wet cycles caused by extreme natural conditions such as continuous rain);the effects of plant roots and dry-wet cycles on soil cracks were discussed.The results showed that the average crack width,crack rate,relative crack area,and total crack length of the alfalfa root-loess complex were higher than those of the plain soil during PG-DWC.The result indicated that compared with plain soil during PG-DWC,the presence of plant roots in alfalfa root-soil complex in the same growth period promoted the cracks development to some extent.The alfalfa root-soil complex crack parameters during different growth periods were relatively stable during PG-DWC(O dry-wet cycle).During EC-DWC(1,3,and 5 dry-wet cycles),the alfalfa root-loess complex crack parameters increased with the number of dry-wet cycles during different growth periods.Unlike PG-DWC,the EC-DWC accelerated crack development,and the degree of crack development increased with the number of dry-wet cycles.The existence of plant roots promoted crack development and expansion in the root-soil complex to a certain extent,and the dry-wet cycle certainly promoted crack development and expansion in the root-soil complex.This result contradicts the im-provement in the root-soil complex's macro-mechanical properties during plant growth,due to differences in the mechanical properties of roots and soil.The research results will provide reference for the root soil complex crack development law and the design of slope protection by vegetation.
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.FRF-TP-19-017A3)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51874026).
文摘Precipitation of carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides is an important factor influencing the formation of surface transverse cracks in the continuous casting of microalloyed steel, affecting the quality and yield of the final product. Based on previous investigation, the precipitation sequence and temperature, position and mode, as well as the size, morphology, and number of different types of precipitates were reviewed. The effects of C, N, Nb, Ti, and V on the precipitation behavior and surface transverse cracks in continuous casting slabs were summarized, with a particular emphasis on the new achievements concerning Ti addition. The critical amounts of different elements to avoid serious surface cracks during continuous casting were proposed. The control mechanisms and industrial effects of composition optimization, cooling design, and chamfered mold configuration to improve surface transverse cracks in continuous casting slabs were also illustrated, and the recent application of surface microstructure control technology was emphasized. The characteristics, advantages, and shortcomings of existing theoretical and experimental methods in investigating continuous casting surface cracks regarding precipitation are finally discussed, and a new setup with advanced functions is introduced.
基金Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China for Young Scholars(Project No.:LQ20A020009)National College Students’Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program(Project No.:202311842014X)。
文摘The longitudinal cracks distributed along the dam axis in the corridor of a dam may have potential safety hazards.According to the detection results of crack depth and width and the analysis of monitoring data,a three-dimensional finite element model is established for numerical simulation calculation and the influence of cracks on the safety of dam structure is analyzed from different aspects such as deformation,stress value,and distribution range.The calculation results show that the maximum principal tensile stress value and the location of the dam body are basically independent of the change of crack depth(within 1.0 m).Regarding local stress around the corridor,the high upstream water level causes cracks to deepen,resulting in an increase in the maximum tensile stress near the crack tip and an expansion of the tensile stress region.
基金jointly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52308332)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2022M712787).
文摘The traditional You Only Look Once(YOLO)series network models often fail to extract satisfactory features for road detection,due to the limited number of defect images in the dataset.Additionally,most open-source road crack datasets contain idealized cracks that are not suitable for detecting early-stage pavement cracks with fine widths and subtle features.To address these issues,this study collected a large number of original road surface images using road detection vehicles.A large-capacity crack dataset was then constructed,with various shapes of cracks categorized as either cracks or fractures.To improve the training performance of the YOLOv5 algorithm,which showed unsatisfactory results on the original dataset,this study used median filtering to preprocess the crack images.The preprocessed images were combined to form the training set.Moreover,the Coordinate Attention(CA)attention module was integrated to further enhance the model’s training performance.The final detection model achieved a recognition accuracy of 88.9%and a recall rate of 86.1%for detecting cracks.These findings demonstrate that the use of image preprocessing technology and the introduction of the CA attention mechanism can effectively detect early-stage pavement cracks that have low contrast with the background.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12272402,12102458,and 11972365)the China Agricultural University Education Foundation(No.1101-2412001).
文摘With the assistance of Stroh formalism,the general solutions satisfying the basic laws of linear elastic theory are written in complex variable forms.To analyze the fracture behavior of two-dimensional decagonal piezoelectric quasicrystals,an elliptical hole model under different boundary conditions is established.The analytical expressions of generalized stress intensity factors(GSIFs)are obtained,respectively,for four general cases:a Griffith crack with generalized remote uniform loading,arbitrary loading on the crack surface,concentrated loading at any position of the crack surface,and multiple collinear periodic cracks under uniform loading at infinity.Numerical examples are given,and the effects of crack length,loading position,loading condition,and crack period on GSIFs are discussed.The derived analytical solutions of cracks play a significant role in understanding the phonon-phason and electromechanical coupled behavior in quasicrystals,and they also serve as criteria for fracture analysis.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12232005 and 12072101).
文摘Large-grain REBa_(2)Cu_(3)O_(7-δ)(REBCO,RE=rare earth)bulk superconductors offer promising magnetic field trapping capabilities due to their high critical current density,making them ideal for many important applications such as trapped field magnets.However,for such large-grain superconductor bulks,there are lots of voids and cracks forming during the process of melting preparation,and some of them can be up to hundreds of microns or even millimeters in size.Consequently,these larger size voids/cracks pose a great threat to the strength of the bulks due to the inherent brittleness of superconductor REBCO materials.In order to ensure the operational safety of related superconducting devices with bulk superconductors,it is firstly important to accurately detect these voids/cracks in them.In this paper,we proposed a method for quantitatively evaluating multiple voids/cracks in bulk superconductors through the magnetic field and displacement response signals at superconductor bulk surface.The proposed method utilizes a damage index constructed from the magnetic field signals and displacement responses to identify the number and preliminary location of multiple defects.By dividing the detection area into subdomains and combining the magnetic field signals with displacement responses within each subdomain,a particle swarm algorithm was employed to evaluate the location and size parameters of the defects.In contrast to other evaluation methods using only magnetic field or displacement response signals,the combined evaluation method using both signals can identify the number of cracks effectively.Numerical studies demonstrate that the morphology of voids and cracks reconstructed using the proposed algorithm ideally matches real defects and is applicable to cases where voids and cracks coexist.This study provides a theoretical basis for the quantitative detection of voids/cracks in bulk superconductors.
基金Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province of China(No.ZR2024MA085)the Science and Technology Plan Project of Zhejiang Province of China(No.2023C03143)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China。
文摘The three-phase-lag(TPL)heat conduction model is an accurate representation of the actual heat transfer process.It would be interesting to investigate how the TPL model affects the thermal fracture behavior when there are defects existing in the medium.This paper aims to analyze the thermoelastic responses of two collinear cracks within a functionally graded half-space under thermal loadings by means of the TPL model.The thermoelastic problem is transformed into a series of singular integral equations using the integral transformation methods.The transient temperature and stress intensity factors(SIFs)are obtained through the application of Chebyshev polynomials.The effects of crack spacing and non-homogeneous parameters on the transient thermoelastic responses are presented,and the results of the TPL model are compared with those of the Fourier model,Cattaneo and Vernotte(CV)model,and dual-phase-lag(DPL)model.It is shown that crack spacing and non-homogeneous parameters have important effects on the thermoelastic responses,and the fluctuation phenomenon under the TPL model is the most pronounced due to the existence of the thermal displacement lag term.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 12232005 and 12072101)the Ningxia Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 2024AAC04004)。
文摘The fracture behavior of superconducting tapes with central and edge oblique cracks subject to electromagnetic forces is investigated. Maxwell's equations and the critical state-Bean model are used to analytically determine the magnetic flux density and electromagnetic force distributions in superconducting tapes containing central and edge oblique cracks. The distributed dislocation technique(DDT) transforms the mixed boundary value problem into a Cauchy singular integral equation, which is then solved by the Gauss-Chebyshev quadrature method to determine the stress intensity factors(SIFs).The model's accuracy is validated by comparing the calculated electromagnetic force distribution for the edge oblique crack and the SIFs for both crack types with the existing results. The findings indicate that the current and electromagnetic forces are significantly affected by the crack length and oblique angle. Specifically, for central oblique cracks, a smaller oblique angle enhances the risk of crack propagation, and a higher initial magnetization intensity poses greater danger under field cooling(FC) excitation. In contrast, for edge oblique cracks, a larger angle increases the likelihood of tape fractures. This study provides important insights into the fracture behavior and mechanical failure mechanisms of superconducting tapes with oblique cracks.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52204092 and 52274203).
文摘The damage evolution process of non-penetrating cracks often causes some unexpected engineering disasters.Gypsum specimens containing non-penetrating crack(s)are used to study the damage evolution and characteristics under cyclic loading.The results show that under cyclic loading,the relationship between the number of non-penetrating crack(s)and the characteristic parameters(cyclic number,peak stress,peak strain,failure stress,and failure strain)of the pre-cracked specimens can be represented by a decreasing linear function.The damage evolution equation is fitted by calibrating the accumulative plastic strain for each cycle,and the damage constitutive equation is proposed by the concept of effective stress.Additionally,non-penetrating cracks are more likely to cause uneven stress distribution,damage accumulation,and local failure of specimen.The local failure can change the stress distribution and relieve the inhibition of non-penetrating crack extension and eventually cause a dramatic destruction of the specimen.Therefore,the evolution process caused by non-penetrating cracks can be regarded as one of the important reasons for inducing rockburst.These results are expected to improve the understanding of the process of spalling formation and rockburst and can be used to analyze the stability of rocks or rock structures.
基金funded by the National Natural Science(Grant No.52274015)。
文摘Sustained casing pressure(SCP)is a crucial issue in the oil and gas production lifecycle.Epoxy resins,exhibiting exceptional compressive strength,ductility,and shear bonding strength,have the potential to form reliable barriers.The injectivity and sealing capacity of the epoxy resin is crucial parameters for the success of shallow remediation operations.This study aimed to develop and assess a novel solid-free resin sealant as an alternative to Portland cement for mitigating fluid leakage.The investigation evaluated the viscosity,compressive strength,and brittleness index of the epoxy resin sealant,as well as its tangential and normal shear strengths in conjunction with casing steel.The flow characteristics and sealing abilities of conventional cement and epoxy resin were comparatively analyzed in cracks.The results showed that the application of a viscosity reducer facilitated control over the curing time of the epoxy resin,ranging from 1.5 to 6 h,and reduced the initial viscosity from 865.53 to 118.71 m Pa,s.The mechanical properties of the epoxy resin initially increased with a rise in curing agent content before experiencing a minor decrease.The epoxy resin containing 30%curing agent exhibited optimal mechanical properties.After a 14-day curing period,the epoxy resin's compressive strength reached81.37 MPa,2.12 times higher than that of cement,whereas the elastic modulus of cement was 2.99 times greater than that of the epoxy resin.The brittleness index of epoxy resin is only 3.42,demonstrating high flexibility and toughness.The tangential and normal shear strengths of the epoxy resin exceeded those of cement by 3.17 and 2.82 times,respectively.In a 0.5 mm-wide crack,the injection pressure of the epoxy resin remained below 0.075 MPa,indicating superior injection and flow capabilities.Conversely,the injection pressure of cement surged dramatically to 2.61 MPa within 5 min.The breakthrough pressure of0.5 PV epoxy resin reached 7.53 MPa,decreasing the crack's permeability to 0.02 D,a mere 9.49%of the permeability observed following cement plugging.Upon sealing a 2 mm-wide crack using epoxy resin,the maximum breakthrough pressure attained 5.47 MPa,3.48 times of cement.These results suggest that epoxy resin sealant can be employed safely and effectively to seal cracks in the cement.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(Grant No.U1860111).
文摘The propagation form of internal cracks induced by continuous casting soft reduction and the control strategy for enhancing the internal quality of 45 steel through industrial trials and a three-dimensional flow-heat transfer-solidification coupling model were investigated.The results showed that the internal cracks induced by soft reduction exhibited a characteristic of being"coarse in the middle and fine at both ends",and displayed an elliptical arc distribution on the loose side of the strand cross section.The cracks originated within the brittle temperature range and propagated inward to the liquid impenetrable temperature and outward to the zero ductility temperature or below.The control strategy for enhancing the internal quality of the 45 steel strand through soft reduction is to adjust the casting speed or the reduction zone appropriately,ensuring that the central solid fraction of the reduction zone falls within the range of 0.33-0.99.At this point,a reasonable reduction amount is allocated to eliminate the center shrinkage cavities and center segregation,even if it results in minor reduction-induced cracks.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51971180,51871132,51971179 and 52271037)New R&D Institution Construction Program of Guangdong Province,China(No.2019B090905009)+2 种基金Shenzhen Fundamental Research Program,China(No.JCYJ20210324122203010)Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Program,China(No.2023-JC-ZD-23)Foreign Senior Talents Program of Guangdong Province,China and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(No.D5000230131).
文摘Solidification cracking issues during additive manufacturing(AM)severely prevent the rapid development and broad application of this method.In this work,a representative Co_(34)Cr_(32)Ni_(27)Al_(4)Ti_(3) high-entropy al-loy(HEA)susceptible to crack formation was fabricated by selective laser melting(SLM).As expected,many macroscopic cracks appeared.The crack issues were successfully solved after introducing a certain amount of Fe-based metallic glass(MG)powder as a glue during SLM.The effect of MG addition on the formation and distribution of defects in the SLM-processed HEA was quantitatively investigated.With an increasing mass fraction of the MG,the dominant defects transformed from cracks to lack of fusion(LOF)defects and finally disappeared.Intriguingly,the MG preferred to be segregated to the boundaries of the molten pool.Moreover,the coarse columnar crystals gradually transformed into equiaxed crystals in the molten pool and fine-equiaxed crystals at the edge of the molten pool,inhibiting the initiation of cracks and providing extra grain boundary strengthening.Furthermore,multiple precipitates are formed at the boundaries of cellular structures,which contribute significantly to strengthening.Compared to the brit-tle SLM-processed Co_(34)Cr_(32)Ni_(27)Al_(4)Ti_(3) HEA,the SLM-processed HEA composite exhibited a high ultimate tensile strength greater than 1.4 Ga and enhanced elongation.This work demonstrates that adding Fe-based MG powders as glues into SLM-processed HEAs may be an attractive method to heal cracks and simultaneously enhance the mechanical properties of additively manufactured products.
基金co-supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52275458,and 52275207)the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin(No.22JCZDJC00050).
文摘Vibration-assisted grinding is one of the most promising technologies for manufacturing optical components due to its efficiency and quality advantages.However,the damage and crack propagation mechanisms of materials in vibration-assisted grinding are not well understood.In order to elucidate the mechanism of abrasive scratching during vibration-assisted grinding,a kinematic model of vibration scratching was developed.The influence of process parameters on the evolution of vibration scratches to indentation or straight scratches is revealed by displacement metrics and velocity metrics.Indentation,scratch and vibration scratch experiments were performed on quartz glass,and the results showed that the vibration scratch cracks are a combination of indentation cracks and scratch cracks.Vibration scratch cracks change from indentation cracks to scratch cracks as the indenter moves from the entrance to the exit of the workpiece or as the vibration frequency changes from high to low.A vertical vibration scratch stress field model is established for the first time,which reveals that the maximum principal stress and tensile stress distribution is the fundamental cause for inducing the transformation of the vibration scratch cracking system.This model provides a theoretical basis for understanding of the mechanism of material damage and crack propagation during vibration-assisted grinding.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41972265)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.lzujbky-2021-57)+1 种基金the Gansu Province Science Foundation(Grant No.20JR10RA492)Special thanks to the Environmental Research and Education Foundation for supporting the first author(Y.Tan)through a fellowship for his study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
文摘Experiments were conducted to evaluate the healing of drying cracks in air-dried bentonite-sand blocks after hydration and swelling in groundwater,providing justifications to simplify the protection of blocks prior to installation in a high-level radioactive waste repository.Synthetic groundwater was prepared to represent the geochemistry of Beishan groundwater,and was used to hydrate the blocks during the swelling pressure and swelling strain measurements,as Beishan is the most promising site for China's repository.Healing of the surface cracks was recorded by photography,and healing of the internal cracks was visualized by CT images and hydraulic conductivity of air-dried blocks.The results indicate that the maximum swelling pressure and swelling strain are primarily affected by the geochemistry of Beishan groundwater,but not affected by the drying cracks.The maximum swelling pressure and swelling strain of air-dried blocks are comparable to or even higher than the pressure and strain of fresh blocks.The maximum swelling pressure measured in strong(i.e.high ion strength)Beishan groundwater was 44%of the pressure measured in deionized(DI)water,and the maximum swelling strain was reduced to 23%of the strain measured in DI water.Nevertheless,the remained swelling of the blocks hydrated in strong Beishan groundwater was sufficient to heal the surface and internal drying cracks,as demonstrated by the pictures of surface cracks and CT images.The hydraulic conductivity of the air-dried block permeated with strong groundwater was comparable(3.7×higher)to the hydraulic conductivity of the fresh block,indicating the self-healing of drying cracks after hydration and swelling in groundwater.A simplified method of protecting the block with plastic wraps before installation is recommended,since the remained swelling of the block hydrated in Beishan groundwater is sufficient to heal the drying cracks.
基金founded by National Key R&D Program of China (No.2021YFB2601200)National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.42171416)Teacher Support Program for Pyramid Talent Training Project of Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (No.JDJQ20200307).
文摘In light of the limited efficacy of conventional methods for identifying pavement cracks and the absence of comprehensive depth and location data in two-dimensional photographs,this study presents an intelligent strategy for extracting road cracks.This methodology involves the integration of laser point cloud data obtained from a vehicle-mounted system and a panoramic sequence of images.The study employs a vehicle-mounted LiDAR measurement system to acquire laser point cloud and panoramic sequence image data simultaneously.A convolutional neural network is utilized to extract cracks from the panoramic sequence image.The extracted sequence image is then aligned with the laser point cloud,enabling the assignment of RGB information to the vehicle-mounted three dimensional(3D)point cloud and location information to the two dimensional(2D)panoramic image.Additionally,a threshold value is set based on the crack elevation change to extract the aligned roadway point cloud.The three-dimensional data pertaining to the cracks can be acquired.The experimental findings demonstrate that the use of convolutional neural networks has yielded noteworthy outcomes in the extraction of road cracks.The utilization of point cloud and image alignment techniques enables the extraction of precise location data pertaining to road cracks.This approach exhibits superior accuracy when compared to conventional methods.Moreover,it facilitates rapid and accurate identification and localization of road cracks,thereby playing a crucial role in ensuring road maintenance and traffic safety.Consequently,this technique finds extensive application in the domains of intelligent transportation and urbanization development.The technology exhibits significant promise for use in the domains of intelligent transportation and city development.
